The campaign began on June 3 and 4, 1942, when Japanese aircraft launched air attacks against the U.S. naval base at Dutch ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who buried his own amputated arm and designed a ...

With Napoleon focused on Russia, Wellington saw his moment. At Salamanca, he delivered a crushing blow that changed the ...

War is full of surprises. Sometimes the underdog triumphs against impossible odds, and other times, overwhelming force ...

A recurrent character in TV documentaries, books and museum exhibits in the USA and Canada, Byfield has been celebrated as an ...

He’s a symbol of patriotism, protest, and power. But behind the red, white, and blue is a real man—and a disputed American ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who ...

As Americans celebrate the nation's 250th birthday, underwater archaeologists race against time to save Lake Champlain's ...

While many in the country debate whether President Donald Trump has the legal authority to use the military against ...

Theodore Roosevelt's journey shows how believing in oneself is crucial. His life, from a frail child to a dynamic leader, ...

The Christmas holiday police action against the President of Venezuela took many inside the Beltway by surprise, even United ...

From the Declaration of Independence to the rise of Donald Trump, we assess America’s complicated relationship with its ...